Gartner Research

Market Guide for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, China

Published: 26 March 2018

ID: G00325478

Analyst(s):
Kevin Ji
,
Uko Tian
,
Evan Zeng

Summary

Lack of market clarity about Chinese cloud providers' strategies, especially in cloud IaaS offerings, has created confusion among enterprise customers. I&O leaders should use this research to understand how the rapidly growing cloud IaaS market in China will affect enterprise IT strategies.

Table Of Contents

Market Definition

Market Description

Market Direction

Cloud-Enabling: Public Cloud IaaS Extension-as-a-Software Stack

Cloud-Inspired: Cloud IaaS for Community or Industry Clouds, and Cloud IaaS for Hosted Private Cloud or Cloud-Enabled Hosted Infrastructure

Pure Cloud: Hyperscale Cloud IaaS in Public Cloud

Cloud-Enhanced: Digital Service Innovation and Enablement as a Service on Top of Providers' Cloud IaaS Platforms

Cloud IaaS Provider Market Coverage Across the Four Cloud Types

Market Analysis

Cloud Shift Rate in China Will Increase to 20.7% in 2021, With Cloud IaaS Leading the Growth